ELMONT, N.Y. — Going into the third period tied, 2-2, with the New York Islanders on Saturday night at UBS Arena, the Flyers were in win-a-period, win-a-game, stave-off-a-10-game-losing-streak mode.
It took just 22 seconds early in the final frame for that prospect to utterly collapse.
The Islanders regained the upper hand in that span thanks to goals from Brock Nelson and Anthony Beauvillier, propelling them to a 5-2 win over the Flyers. The loss extends the Flyers’ losing streak to 10 games, marking the third time a skid has reached double digits in the last two seasons. The first 10-game losing streak spanned Nov. 18-Dec. 8, 2021, and the 13-game losing streak that ran from Dec. 30, 2021-Feb. 2 and tied a franchise high.
